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Opposition parties split over constitutional changes

09 January 2009 14:35 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Elnur Mammadli â€“APA. Azerbaijani opposition parties, non-governmental organizations and human rights defenders, protesting the constitutional changes, hold a meeting on Friday to develop united position. AXCP chairman Ali Karimli proposed to put aside discords and to establish anti-referendum coalition. He underlined the importance of united agitation group as a legal entity.
ADP chairman Sardar Jalaloglu, chairman of Umid Party Igbal Agazadeh, chairwoman of the Institute of Peace and Democracy Leila Yunus said that time was drawing on and proposed to accelerate establishing of the united agitation group entitled â€œKarabakhâ€.
Musavat leader Isa Gambar was against the united agitation group. He said number of agitation groups would give larger opportunities and they could establish coalition of these groups.
Chairwoman of the national Unity Movement Lala Shovkat, president of the Public Union for Azerbaijan Eldar Namazov, chairman of the Retired Officers Union Yashar Jafarli, lawyer Annagi Hajibeyli also protested the idea of separate agitation groups. It was decided to continue discussions without press because there was no agreement between participants. The meeting is going on.